re: Pork butts $.88/lb at Rouses

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Besides pulled pork and sliceable pork roasts, any go to uses you guys suggest?

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I'm going to make some hatch chile pulled pork enchiladas this weekend with butts I smoked last Saturday. I did a "fast" smoke at 300F..about 1 hour per pound.









Enchilada sauce with hatch chiles, some pork and Pasilla, Morita, Cascabel chile paste. Toning down the heat with tomatoes and chicken broth.


Chile paste

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Besides pulled pork and sliceable pork roasts, any go to uses you guys suggest?

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I've done a "poor mans" porchetta with a fileted portion of pork butt before. Came out pretty good.

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Besides pulled pork and sliceable pork roasts, any go to uses you guys suggest?

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Cuban mojo pork

Carnitas

I ordered a pork roast this week thinking I would get a 3 or 4 lb roast, but I got an over 8 lb shoulder when delivered. I'm not interested in pulled pork or any kind of bbq. I really want a good pork roast and gravy for rice. Considering trying a version of the Mississippi roast, but with pork like Darla mentioned. It's too big for my crockpot I believe, so I'll have to cook it in the oven unless I trim some off. I want a LOT of gravy.

Any suggestions?

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any go to uses you guys suggest?

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I like to slow roast them in the oven.

Season with salt and pepper, cross hatch the fat side, place on a rack and set in a shallow baking pan and roast at 275 in the oven to the same temp you do for pulled pork.

The cracklin’ chunks on top are out of this world.

Other than pulled BBQ, it’s my favorite way… sometimes I like it better than smoked. It pulls just like slow smoked.

Plus the house smells like heaven all day.

Leftovers are perfect for Cuban sandwich.

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any go to uses you guys suggest?

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I just got done cooking a pork steak I got from Rouses. It was just under a pound and it was $1.85 or something like that. Made a great gravy with it and a little bit of rice.

Yum!